Damien Hirst is rewriting the rules of the market

AUTHOR(S)

Bevan, Roger

PUB. DATE

July 2008

SOURCE

Art Newspaper;Jul/Aug2008, Vol. 17 Issue 193, p31

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article offers information on the exhibition "Beautiful Inside My Head Forever" and "The Red Auction" created by Damien Hirst at Sotheby's in London, England. The exhibition promises to be a highly profitable occasion for Hirst and for the auction house which has established a close working relationship with the artist. The auction's centerpiece will be The Golden Calf, a natural history sculpture of a bull with a golden halo.

ACCESSION #

33207859

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